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Read More »Free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo hitting Xbox One and 360
Activision is taking the unprecedented step of allowing free multiplayer Call of Duty access to those who don’t own the game. Starting this Friday (March 7th) and running until Monday (March 10th) a free demo of Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer will be available on Xbox Live to all Xbox …
Read More »Online play and other services being shut down on Wii and DS
Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connect services will shortly be shut down. This means a host of online services enjoyed by Wii and DS users will soon be unavailable including online multiplayer and leaderboards. Affected titles will include the likes of Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Pokemon. Other services due for the chop …
Read More »Capcom and Virgin launch real-money Street Fighter IV multiplayer
Street Fighter IV has been added to Virgin Gaming’s real-money multiplayer roster. PS3 and Xbox 360 players are now able to compete for cash via the service in 1v1 battles in 32-player leagues. It involves a relatively convoluted process requiring use of both the Virgin website and in-game menu system, …
Read More »Tropico 5 confirmed for PS4 release
El Presidente and the Tropico series are making their PlayStation debut. Tropico 5 was announced last year for PC, Mac and Xbox 360. But now publisher Kalypso Media has confirmed the title for PS4, whilst oddly making no mention of a potential Xbox One release. The publisher also confirmed the …
Read More »Sony switching off Gran Turismo 5 and Resistance trilogy servers
Seven games to be taken offline for good by May 20th
Read More »Solving the logistics issues in multiplayer games
How do we get players to play together in a manner that fits their schedules? This is a key logistical challenge a designer faces when building multiplayer games
Read More »DayZ early access attracts 400k players
Standalone version of multiplayer zombie game entices almost half a million users in its first week
Read More »Single-player ACIV: Black Flag features locked behind Online Pass
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag locks away one of its single player features to those who have not registered an Online Pass. Ubisoft is one of the last remaining publishers to stick with the Online Pass system. ACIV sticks with the tried and tested method of requiring a code before …
Read More »Konami has fixed PES 2014 multiplayer on Xbox 360
The multiplayer component of Konami’s PES 2014 on Xbox 360 has at last been fixed. An update is now available and ready to download, and should do so manually the next time the game is loaded up. However, 11v11 online multiplayer is not yet available and will be introduced in …
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